Files with same name but different capitalization on Windows platform.

[David T. Ashley]

Hi,

I have something that is a cross between a bug report and a questions.

I use CVS on SourceForge from a Windows platform.  To avoid potential
problems, as a hard rule, I use directory names and file names that are all
lower-case.  No exceptions.  That prevents issues  and misunderstandings.

I made a mistake one day and imported a file named "tkwinX.c" (I really had
wanted it to be named "tkwinx.c").  Out of hundreds of files, that was the
only one that broke my rule, and I decided to try to rename it to
"tkwinx.c".

I tried every possible combination of ADD, REMOVE, COMMIT, and deleting and
removing the file.  It just will not work.  I cannot get rid of "tkwinX.c"
and create a new "tkwinx.c".  CVS gets confused.  I think the reason it gets
confused is because of Windows.  I don't think this would be an issue on a
Unix system.

In any case, I asked the SourceForge people to trash any archives for
"tkwinx.c" and "tkwinX.c", both in the normal place and in the "Attic".
Then I would like to add "tkwinx.c", i.e. start again with that one.

Is there anything else I should request that SourceForge do?  Will this
solve it?

Any other suggestions or advice?

CVS 1.11 command-line client for Windows.

Thanks, Dave.